Valet parking has been around for a long time. Leo J. McQuade was doing it around the turn of the century. In an article written for “The Good Old Days” (Brighton Argus?) in 1975, he reminisced about his Saturday job as a youngster in Brighton. He worked at the Eastern House, N. E. corner Grand River and Main St., helping collect the 10 cent charged to people using the Ten Cent Barn. Leo’s pay was the tip given him by those whose horse he brought to the hotel entrance. For female customers this was, of course, the usual procedure.
